The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-11

FRANK Ii. w W1NSLOW OF beInel anu IleHIl-
eta NJ, daughter of George Richardson,
were united in marriage at the brides home
in Montpelier on Thursday of last week,
and went at once to their future home in
Bethel.
N L. SMITH and Mabel A. Poore were
united in marriage at the home of the lat
ter's parents in Barre last week Wednesday,
and the young people have begun house
keeping in one of the Poland tenements on
East State street.
CALVIN JosLIN will be the source of
merriment at Blanchard Opera-house to-
morrow evening and one hundred eighty |
laughs" in as many minutes are assured |
every person who attends. The play is
well mounted, the company good and the
orchestra possesses some solo performers of
great merit. Tickets should be secured at
once at the Phinney bookstore.
LETTERS uncalled for at the Montpelier
(vt.) post-office May I, 1887:
Mrs Lotica Brown, Robert Mashia,
Mrs John Carrgan, James Napnn
Mrsy M4sy Angie hgfei +. Newman, WINS VIM stiles ey''
Mrs b. II, Thurber. +. II. Sheldon,
Delano Il Harrington John B. Severance.
Parties applying for any of the above must
say advertised " and give the date.
GEORGE w. w ING, postmaster.
THE pair of black horses owned by j. V.
Morrow and harnessed to his truck-wagon
were frightened while standing at the
freight depot, yesterday afternoon, and ran
up and down and across the side-tracks and
| in and out among the freight-cars at pace
which seemed to assure complete destruc-
ton to the wagon and serious injury to the
animals themselves. They were finally
| Icto and IN tba xvop1ar M witness
it was found that the team had not sustained
the slightest injury.
"Ir is worth the price of a first-class adj
mission to hear the wonderful band that
accompanies the Alvin Joslin party alone.
Charles L. Davis as Alvin Joslin is one
of the best characterizations of real Yankee
farmer that was ever put on the stage lie
appeals strongly to the sympathies of his
auditors and excites hurricane of laughter
by his grips, cranks and oddities. y Pitts
burg Ddily Times. At Blanchard Opera
house. tomorrow evening the people of
Montpelier will have an opportunity to see
this well-known actor and his equally we'll
known play.
FIRE broke out at Lebanon, n. H., at one
o'clock Tuesday morning, and eighty build
ings, including several manufacturing es-
tablshments, were destroyed. Among the
burned buildings were Muchmore &
Whipple's cabinet shop and Shaw & Wright s
grist-mill. Aid was summoned from Han
over, White River Junction, Bellows Falls
and Claremont. No particulars received as
to losses and insurance. A report was re-
ceived here yesterday afternoon that big
fire was in progress in Suncook, n. H., and
the fire department of Concord had been
called to the aid of that place
AT the afternoon meetings in Trinity
church this week DR.. Pentecost is giving an
exposition of the first fourteen chapters of
the book of Exodus. These meetings begin
at four o'clock, and at half-past seven
o'clock each evening the evangelist breaches
in the same church. To-day has been
designated for convention of all Christians
in this vicinity and an extra service will be
held in Trinity church, commencing at ten
A. NJ. 1t is earnestly desired that large
, number of visitors from adjoining towns
may attend the meetings to-day, and many
have signitied their intention to be present
, The afternoon and evening services begin
at the hours above announced
AN opportunity will be afforded the people
of Montpelier to hear the famous Clara
Louise Kellogg Concert and Opera Company
in case a guarantee of $3.50 is made by sub
scripton in season to book the company fol
) ! the last week in May. Manager Blanchard
does not feel like taking all this response
bilty upon his shoulders, and to accommo
G date the public offers to give the use of the
opera-house if the amount necessary tC
secure the company is pledged. A subscrip
Y ton paper may be seen at the Phinney book
store, and no time should be lost in filling
. it with signatures for one or more seats
U The company is too well known to requr,
any recommendation, and the opportunity
is one which should not be lost. There viii
: not be another.
The Capital Guard have made sagaciou
departure from their ordinary ways of re
. plenishing their treasury. They have EN-
u gagged the Justly celebrated Swiss ALPINE
Choir and Tyrolese Company for Saturday
+ May 2lst, at Blanchard Opera-house. Thi
. company has been in this country but
u short time but wherever it has appeared i
has received unstinted plaudits from pres
II, and public. The programme includes tn
. following gems of musical genius: Wonder
II full Swiss warbling and yodeling songs, Al
pine violin solos, either and guitar melC
dies, mandolin music, the rich and rar
IL voices of far-away Switzerland in quartettes
n trios, duets, choruses, etc, etc. In short,
symposium of new and charming music
Old and young are offered in this perform
20 ance positively something rare and some
s thing never heard in these parts before
10 There will be afternoon and evening pei
30 formances. Remember it is for the benef
of Company II.
10 DIR. PENTEcosT's first week of labor i
D Montpelier closed last Friday evening, an
up to that time there had been some twent
conversions. No such wonderful expos
in tions of the gospel and no sermons of sue
,a power were ever heard in Montpelier q
- those which have come from the lips of tn
10 great evangelist. The audiences continu
large and they are very few who, havin
-, once attended the meetings, do not make
'i in their way to be often present afterwards
O. Sunday morning DIR. Pentecost preached
IN Bethany church and nearly every seat wa
occupied. In the afternoon and evening h
preached at Trinity church and at the afte
RS meeting in the evening fourteen new col
al verts made public confession of faith, I'll
:. total number of acknowledged conversion
IT. resulting from his labors thus far is NJ
wards OF forty, and most of this number al
. young people. The spiritual life of Chri
tans has been greatly strengthened and I'll
al interest in the things that pertain to I'll
I'd kingdom " continues TO increase. 1t is e,
pected that Dr. Pentecost will remain tw
or three weeks longer, and an even create
re blessing than can now be recorded Is col
n fdently looked for
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